Hollow-bodied guitars with single-cut bodies form the bulk of Gretsch catalog. These guitars, equipped with vintage hardware and construction options faithfully reproduce the tone and image of early days of rock n` roll. One of them is also G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody guitar. It comes with a fully hollow body made of laminated maple. Back, sides and carved top are all made of it. Black, Orange and Sunburst are the options between which the players can choose. All are finished in gloss and matched with chrome hardware. Classic three-piece bridge section features a Bigsby vibrato bar in the middle. Filtertron humbuckers are installed in both the bridge and neck positions and feature classic Gretsch controls unit setup. Set in neck is made of maple and it`s topped with a 22-fret fingerboard made of bound rosewood.

G5120 Electromatic Hollowbody Full Specs

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Body Shape L5S
Body Type Hollowbody
Body Wood Laminated Maple
Finish Gloss
Finish Urethane
Bridge Bigsby
Bridge Vibrato
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Offset Thumbnails
Tuners Vintage Style
Hardware Chrome
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Shape C-shaped neck
Neck Wood Maple
Yes
Number of Frets 21
Number of Pickups 2
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Number of Strings 6
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Pickguard Yes
Custom Features: G-Arrow Knobs.
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Body Shape
L5S
Les Paul Double Cut
Body Type
Hollowbody
Hollowbody
Body Wood
Laminated Maple
Maple
Finish
Gloss/Urethane
Urethane
Bridge
Bigsby/Vibrato
Bigsby
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood (Bound)
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Offset Thumbnails
Thumbnail
Tuners
Vintage Style
Vintage Style
Hardware
Chrome
Chrome
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Neck Shape
C-shaped neck
Series Standard
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Yes
No
Number of Frets
21
22
Number of Pickups
2
2
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.6875" (1-11/16")
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Pickguard
Yes
No
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